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Management Issues 107 MI Scrap… The Most Expensive Thing We Do! Jim Scheuing -- Werner Extrusion Solutions, USA Process-related scrap variables are reviewed, including: incoming log (billet); billet/extrusion process temperatures; die design/temperature; quenching methods/temperatures; stretching, inline sawing, aging, and handling practices, equipment; and human influences. Scrap generation is examined, and methodology is proposed to begin the scrap improvement process. A successful extrusion operation’s scrap reduction program is reviewed, emphasizing Six Sigma M.A.I.C. (Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) methodology. |
